#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;
int m=1999999973;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long putere(long long n, long long p)
{ long long rez=1;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p%2==1)
            rez=(rez*n)%m;
        n=(n*n)%m;
        p=p/2;
    }
    return rez;
}
int main()
{ long long n,p;
fin>>n>>p;
fout<<putere(n,p)%m;


    return 0;
}